L119A1

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The L119A1 is a compact 5.56×45mm NATO carbine used primarily by British and Commonwealth special forces for close-quarters and special operations.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
L119A1 canonical 1
L119A2 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf assault rifle ⓘ
carbine ⓘ
action gas-operated ⓘ
rotating bolt ⓘ
barrelLength approximately 15.7 inches ⓘ
basedOn Colt Canada C8 carbine ⓘ
linked to: C8 carbine
caliber 5.56 mm ⓘ
cartridge 5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ
category military rifle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Canada ⓘ
designedFor close-quarters battle ⓘ
special operations ⓘ
feedSystem STANAG magazine ⓘ
fireModes fully automatic ⓘ
semi-automatic ⓘ
gripType pistol grip ⓘ
hasVariant L119A2 ⓘ
introducedBy United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ
manufacturer Colt Canada ⓘ
Diemaco ⓘ
muzzleDevice flash suppressor ⓘ
originatingService United Kingdom Special Forces ⓘ
platform AR-15 pattern ⓘ
railInterface Picatinny rail (on some configurations) ⓘ
replaced M16A1 (in UK special forces service) ⓘ
selectFire yes ⓘ
serviceEntry early 2000s ⓘ
sightOptions iron sights ⓘ
optical sights ⓘ
red dot sights ⓘ
stockType telescoping stock ⓘ
usedBy Australian special operations forces ⓘ
British Armed Forces ⓘ
Canadian special operations forces ⓘ
New Zealand Special Air Service ⓘ
Pathfinder Platoon ⓘ
Special Air Service ⓘ
Special Boat Service ⓘ
United Kingdom Special Forces ⓘ
usedFor close protection tasks ⓘ
counter-terrorism operations ⓘ
direct action missions ⓘ
usedIn Iraq War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

C8 carbine → hasVariant → L119A1 ⓘ
C8 carbine → hasVariant → L119A2 ⓘ
linked to: L119A1